Child&#39;s vehicle



K. NIEMI.

CHILD'S VEHICLE.

APPLICATION mzo APR. 8. I9I9.

Patented Oct. 26,1920.

KRISTIINA NIEMI, OF ALS'I'ON, MICHIGAN.

CHILDS VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed April 8, 1919. Serial N0. 288,519.

To all "LU/1011b it may concern.

ground thus obviating the danger of the de- Be it known that 1, Mrs. KRIsTnNA vice turning over while in use or while con- NIEMI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alston, in the county of Houghton and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and. use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in childrens vehicles, and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character which will be pleasing and attractive to a child and one that will, be crunfortable to a child while riding therein, and which is so constructed that the liability of a child falling therefrom is entirely obviated and further the device can be conveniently handled or propelled by the childs attendant.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a childs vehicle of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eflicient, and which may be manu' factured and sold at a con'iparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the descrip tion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawin s, in which Tigure 1 is a side elevation of a childs vehicle constructed in accordance with my invention Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates as an entirety the body of a vehicle consisting of a base 2 of substantially rectangular construction having it will be noted that minor 0 its corners cut away as illustrated at 3 to provide the base with a neat appearance. Front and rear axles 4 and 5 respectively are secured to the under face of the base 2 in any well known manner and have journaled thereto wheels 6. The wheels 6 are of a comparatively small size so that the base 2 is supported in close proximity to the veying a child.

Sides 7 are secured to the base 2 and are arranged in relatively spaced relation. The sides 7 are shaped to represent horses including bodies supported by legs that are secured to the base and the bodies having extensions forming the heads of the above named animals. The bodies of the sides are cut away to form the legs and provide spaces between the bodies and the base 2 which will permit of ventilation within the body 1 and which may be closed at will by suitable cushions placed within the body. lhe sides 7 are connected by front and rear walls 8 and 9 respectively and which walls are disposed at an inclination. The front 8 being disposed at a greater inclination than the rear wall and has its lower edge spaced from the base 2. The front wall 8 being disposed at a considerable incline for the purpose of forming a back rest to the child seated within he body upon the base and which will be comfortable to the child so that the child may sleep while within the body. When desiring to support the child in a substantially vertical position, the childs back is rested against the rear wall 9 which wall does not incline as much as the front wall 8.

A member 10 is secured to the rear end of the base 2 against the lower edge of the rear wall 9 and has secured thereto an up Wardly and rearwardly extending handle 11 whereby a person may conveniently propel or push the vehicle with a child in the body.

By havin the handle secured to the base in the afore escribed manner a construction is provided wherein the device may be tilted upwardly and supported on the rear wheels so that the vehicle can be easily turned around corners and the like, also permitting the vehicle to be pushed along upon two wheels if desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompan ing drawings,

hanges in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim. is

A toy vehicle comprising an elongated fiat base, axles extending transversely and secured lo the under face of the base, wheels journnled 0n the axles, sides secured to the base, an ulm'ardly and outwardly inclined front wall secured to the sides and terminating short of the upper and lower edges of the SldOH to provide a space between said wall and the base, a substantially vertieal rear wall secured to the sides and engaging the hnse and tern'linating short of the upper edges of said sides, a transversely extending strip secured to the base reerwardly of the l'Olll. wall and engaging the letter at its point of engagement with the base, and an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle secured to the strip.

In testimony whereof I nfllx my signuture in presence of two witnesses.

Mus. KRI STU N A NIEM I.

Witnesses C. F. CAYANUB, ALFRED G. GAYANUS. 

